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Domoic acid/human health
 

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- CA - CDPH Domoic monitoring page that will post the latest CA results once processed

- OR - Current Crab Biotoxin Lab Results

- OR - Process and outcomes to-date for planning future biotoxin events

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Fishing regulations/opening/closing
 

May 2, 2023 - OR - Fleet advisory for the commercial Dungeness crab fishery in all waters off Oregon

April 26, 2023 - WA - CORRECTION to Southern boundary of Quinault U&A

April 24, 2023 - WA - Additional reduction to the summer pot limit will be in effect in the Quinault Indian Nation (QIN)

April 19, 2023 - WA - Quileute special management area opens to state fishers

April 12, 2023 - WA - WDFW is now issuing permits to coastal Dungeness crab license owners who are interested in recovering crab gear left in the ocean without summer buoy tags attached.

March 31, 2023 - WA - Upcoming changes to the Quinault Special Management Area (SMA)

March 7, 2022 - WA - Grays Harbor Outer Harbor Hopper Dredging and map

March 22, 2023 - WA - Reduced pot limits go into effect on May 1, 2023

February 22, 2023 - WA - Makah Special Management Area Opens To State Fishers

February 3, 2023 - WA - Notice to encourage all crabbers to check that their buoy tags are adequately secured and replace any potentially faulty buoy tag attachment devices.

February 2, 2023 - WA - Additional information on the Special Management Areas north of Destruction Island

January 18, 2023 - WA - The Washington coastal Dungeness crab fishery will open from Klipsan Beach to the US - Canada Border (excluding Special Management Areas) to state fishers on February 6, 2023.

January 6, 2023 - WA - open the commercial Dungeness crab season in the area between Klipsan Beach, Washington (including Willapa Bay) and Cape Falcon, Oregon at 9:00 am February 1, 2023

December 22, 2022 - WA - Season Opening Delayed in Washington, Oregon

December 7, 2022 - WA - Season Opening Delayed in Washington, Oregon, and California (North of Point Arena) through at least December 30, 2022

November 18, 2022 - WA - Season Opening Delayed in Washington, Oregon, and California (North of Point Arena)

November 16, 2022 - WA - Buoy Color Registration

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Crab tests
 

January 5, 2023 - Test Results for WA, OR and CA

2020 - Revised Pre-Season Testing Protocol for the Tri-State Coastal Dungeness Crab Commercial Fishery

Meetings
 

May 3, 2023 - WA - Meeting reminder - click here to join Microsoft Teams Meeting

April 12, 2023 - WA - industry meeting to discuss rulemaking and implementation of electronic monitoring (EM) in the coastal commercial Dungeness crab fishery click here to join Microsoft Teams Meeting

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California documents
 

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Washington Documents
 

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Oregon Documents
 

March 16, 2021 - OR- Whale entanglement mitigation measures effective May 1, 2021

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Publications & Articles
 

- Research Project to study movements and habitat use of green sturgeon, rockfish and other ocean species

- Crab Gear/Marine Mammal Interaction Workshop - March 2017 - Portland, Oregon

- FR Notice: WA Coastal Crab buyback loan paid

- A Stinky Artificial Bait Could Protect Millions of Tiny Fish - Scientific American By Roxanne Khamsi on August 24, 2016

- A synthetic crustacean bait to stem forage fish depletion Original research article from Global Ecology and Conservation 7 (2016) 238-244

- Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission − John Sackton 2015-2016 Market Outlook video

- 2014 Dungeness Crab Report

- 2012 Dungeness Crab Report

- Bering Sea fishermen set up system to retrieve lost crab pots from last year's ice movement

- Seafood Trends November 14,2011; Dungeness Crab update

- Another Stellar Crab Season Ends; ODCC

- Seafood Trends December 13, 2010

- Washington Coastal Dungeness Crab Fishery License Buy-Back Program

- Development of a Buy-Back Program for the Washington Coastal Commercial Crab Fishery (2006)

- NPR Article - For Tips On Riding Financial Waves, Ask Fishermen

- Development of a Buy-Back Program for the Washington Coastal Commercial Crab Fishery (2 MB PDF)

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